CAIR-Minnesota: Video from 2015 Just Posted Online Shows Walmart Employee Harassing Muslim Customer
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 9/17/18) --
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today said a video from 2015, which was just posted online, shows a Walmart employee in Bloomington, Minn., harassing a Muslim customer. That Walmart employee is no longer working at the store.
In the video, the Walmart employee is rude to a Muslim customer in Islamic attire seeking to try on clothing in a fitting room. The Walmart staffer is heard telling a colleague who sought to clean the fitting room: “If she [the Muslim customer] wants to go in, she can go into a dirty one.” The Walmart employee is also heard saying: “They think they own us. And I’m sick of this “sh*t. . .They think they own the world.”
The Walmart staffer then proceeds to watch under the door of the fitting room while the Muslim customer is inside.
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR-Minnesota Executive Director Jaylani Hussein, 612-206-3360,
[email protected]
